Marietjie - 2011-02-28 We started a cold water aquarium with gold fish, as always we added our salt + drops, now the water is milky.
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liz - 2011-05-20 My water got cloudy after I had a snail that got sick. I added more spring water and checked the filter placement and in a few hrs it is running great. Snail is in a hospital area in a holding tank.....puffer abuse.
Rachel Morris - 2010-08-15 Why is my fish losing colour?
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Anonymous - 2010-08-26 Probably related to the food you are feeding them. There are many color enhancing foods, they probably contain elements that grant bright colors, while some regular foods contain only nutrients to maintain health. You are what you eat, and in many animals, like the flamingo, you get your colors from your food!
no name - 2010-11-07 My fish (Rainbow) was losing color....we had him for a while. So I think it's old age.
justin - 2011-01-29 Your fish might be losing color because it is either getting sick or if you have other fish in it it might be nipping at the body and damaging the color. If you go to a local pet store get tetra color. It's a natural color enhancer which will bring back it color hope it works and good luck.
Linda - 2011-04-12 I read somewhere that it has to do with the amount of light your fish receive.
Dan Jalbert - 2011-02-22 I need some info on my water I live in fl. and my water is hard lots of lime and other things like maybe sulfer not sure but can I use or treat it to start a fresh water fish tank? Thanks, Dan.
Chris - 2010-09-05 There is a wealth of information in this article and on this site. I just wanted to concur, that larger fish tanks are easier because they are more stable in regards to water quality and other factors. Also, make sure you use a background that will hide the cords in the back, this is something I forget to mention when teaching others about freshwater aquarium setup.
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Scott - 2011-02-06 I put some hooks onto suction cups and put them on the back of my aquarium at the top. This makes it easy to attach a bath towel across the back (in front of the cords and hoses) and we can change it out with a different color every other month or so. I'm not sure how the fish feel about it, but we enjoy the variety it provides and it is cheaper and easier than getting a bunch of the store bought backgrounds.
Donna - 2011-02-24 You can also use aluminum foil. Crinkle it up and smooth it back out and it looks great and cheap!
Jeremy - 2011-01-17 I bought my son a large tank (roughly 50 gallons) at a consignment store and am looking for the most durable fish we can find to spare him the death of his pets as much as possible. We currently have 2 goldfish that were bought from the feeder fish tank and 4 wild caught catfish.
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John - 2011-02-23 If you want to save a lot of time and money I would suggest setting up a swordtail/guppy/platy tank they breed like crazy keep lots of live plants floating and you will never need to buy fish again plus you can sell your overstock to pay for filter media etc... a good hobby for a college fund.
Muzammil Khan - 2011-02-23 My Red Dragon FlowerHorn loses its color as soon as I change water or put him into a new aquarium. I have kept him with Golden Severums and Oscars. Also my fish seldom show off beautiful colors. Please guide.
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John - 2011-02-23 If you use jungle natural coulours it makes tanic water it will make your fish glow nice and bright it really works well.
Valarie - 2010-12-28 I have a Black Moor fish and five neons and a sucker fish they have been living happily for about 8 months now and all of a sudden the sucker fish disappeared. I think Rupert (the Moor) ate him is this possible? There was no remains whatsoever, but the little neons seem to be unscathed. When I first got The Moor he was in a larger tank outside for the spring and I thought the neighborhood cat was eating his poolmates, now I wonder if it was him. (hence the name Rupert as the survivor)
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cory - 2011-02-16 It doesn't seem very likely that rupert ate your bottom feeder, not whole anyway. Do you have a lid on your tank? If not, is it possible that your water was too high and he jumper out?
mark - 2011-02-16 Hi I have an oranda goldfish in an aquarium but since we have had seems to want to lay on its side or will stay very still upside down could anybody help with this?
Joe - 2011-02-11 My tank is all foggy. My nitrites are at 0, my nitrates are at and ammo is at 0. I set the tank up in nov 2010. I have 10 fish. I did a water change on the 4th of feb and I cannot get the tank to clear up. O I changed the filter cartridges also. Did I not let the tank cycle completely ?
jen - 2011-01-18 Can anyone advise why the freshwater water in my aquarium goes cloudy? I have cleaned it several times but the same happens. It has a filter & its about 40 litres. It has been fine for a few years but now this has started. We use food from a pet shop. Thanks.
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Ken - 2011-01-30 Try these two websites. They should help a little. http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-get-rid-of-cloudy-aquarium-water-a174221 http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/waterconditions/a/cloudywater.htm Basically what they explain is that you need to buy a tap water conditioner such as Stress Coat or Start Right. Since you have cleaned it several times it probably isn't residue or such from the gravel or bacteria. Since it hasn't happened before, it is probably a change in your water. Maybe your water has too much nitrate in it or too much chlorine. The water conditioner would take care of that. Good Luck!
We started a cold water aquarium with gold fish, as always we added our salt + drops, now the water is milky.
My water got cloudy after I had a snail that got sick. I added more spring water and checked the filter placement and in a few hrs it is running great. Snail is in a hospital area in a holding tank.....puffer abuse.
Why is my fish losing colour?
Probably related to the food you are feeding them. There are many color enhancing foods, they probably contain elements that grant bright colors, while some regular foods contain only nutrients to maintain health. You are what you eat, and in many animals, like the flamingo, you get your colors from your food!
My fish (Rainbow) was losing color....we had him for a while. So I think it's old age.
Your fish might be losing color because it is either getting sick or if you have other fish in it it might be nipping at the body and damaging the color. If you go to a local pet store get tetra color. It's a natural color enhancer which will bring back it color hope it works and good luck.
I read somewhere that it has to do with the amount of light your fish receive.
I need some info on my water I live in fl. and my water is hard lots of lime and other things like maybe sulfer not sure but can I use or treat it to start a fresh water fish tank? Thanks, Dan.
There is a wealth of information in this article and on this site. I just wanted to concur, that larger fish tanks are easier because they are more stable in regards to water quality and other factors. Also, make sure you use a background that will hide the cords in the back, this is something I forget to mention when teaching others about freshwater aquarium setup.
I put some hooks onto suction cups and put them on the back of my aquarium at the top. This makes it easy to attach a bath towel across the back (in front of the cords and hoses) and we can change it out with a different color every other month or so. I'm not sure how the fish feel about it, but we enjoy the variety it provides and it is cheaper and easier than getting a bunch of the store bought backgrounds.
You can also use aluminum foil. Crinkle it up and smooth it back out and it looks great and cheap!
It's nice.
I bought my son a large tank (roughly 50 gallons) at a consignment store and am looking for the most durable fish we can find to spare him the death of his pets as much as possible. We currently have 2 goldfish that were bought from the feeder fish tank and 4 wild caught catfish.
If you want to save a lot of time and money I would suggest setting up a swordtail/guppy/platy tank they breed like crazy keep lots of live plants floating and you will never need to buy fish again plus you can sell your overstock to pay for filter media etc... a good hobby for a college fund.
My Red Dragon FlowerHorn loses its color as soon as I change water or put him into a new aquarium. I have kept him with Golden Severums and Oscars. Also my fish seldom show off beautiful colors. Please guide.
If you use jungle natural coulours it makes tanic water it will make your fish glow nice and bright it really works well.
I have a Black Moor fish and five neons and a sucker fish they have been living happily for about 8 months now and all of a sudden the sucker fish disappeared. I think Rupert (the Moor) ate him is this possible? There was no remains whatsoever, but the little neons seem to be unscathed. When I first got The Moor he was in a larger tank outside for the spring and I thought the neighborhood cat was eating his poolmates, now I wonder if it was him. (hence the name Rupert as the survivor)
It doesn't seem very likely that rupert ate your bottom feeder, not whole anyway. Do you have a lid on your tank? If not, is it possible that your water was too high and he jumper out?
Hi I have an oranda goldfish in an aquarium but since we have had seems to want to lay on its side or will stay very still upside down could anybody help with this?
My tank is all foggy. My nitrites are at 0, my nitrates are at and ammo is at 0. I set the tank up in nov 2010. I have 10 fish. I did a water change on the 4th of feb and I cannot get the tank to clear up. O I changed the filter cartridges also. Did I not let the tank cycle completely ?
Can anyone advise why the freshwater water in my aquarium goes cloudy? I have cleaned it several times but the same happens. It has a filter & its about 40 litres.
It has been fine for a few years but now this has started. We use food from a pet shop. Thanks.
Try these two websites. They should help a little. http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-get-rid-of-cloudy-aquarium-water-a174221
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/waterconditions/a/cloudywater.htm
Basically what they explain is that you need to buy a tap water conditioner such as Stress Coat or Start Right. Since you have cleaned it several times it probably isn't residue or such from the gravel or bacteria. Since it hasn't happened before, it is probably a change in your water. Maybe your water has too much nitrate in it or too much chlorine. The water conditioner would take care of that. Good Luck!